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Saintbury Hill

hill or mountain · Gloucestershire

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name likely derives from the Old English personal name 'Sægen' combined with 'burh' meaning fortified place or settlement. 'Hill' is a later addition.

Word origins

Saintbury
Old EnglishSægen's fortified place(from Sægen "personal name", burh "fortified place, settlement")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")